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Fast, friendly service on quality copies at affordable prices kinko's Great copies.Great people Kinko's is open early. Open late. And open weekends 344-7894 University prepares to attract corporations to research park By Paul Sturtz (X th» Emerald When Thomas Jefferson plan ned the University of Virginia in the early 1800s. he saw the university as a haven for the pure pursuit of knowledge. But Jefferson's ideal may have been altered by the advent of university-related research parks and the necessity of at Not only will the University's hard sciences play a role in cat chinit these corporations, the University also is banking on other programs, such as its com puter and information science department and the business school, to attract firms to the area. One member of the faculty research committee. Eugene Luka, the computer science 7 don *t think this is a corruption of the values of the University.. .It's not going to have any effect on the quality of research and education at the University. * — Eugene Luks trading outside elements like corporations to fill those parks. Now with the appointments of seven University faculty members to assist in recruiting firms to the Riverfront Research Park and the arrival of the park's prospective developer, the Charley Capital Croup. May 5. the University is gearing up to sell itself; Richard Steers department head, says his school will stimulate interest in the park because "companies would like to keep abreast of computer science." He says he doesn't believe the commer cialization of the University will tarnish its image. "1 don't think this is a corrup tion of the values of the Univer sity....it’s not going to have any effect on the quality of research and education at the University. It’s not going to be any undue influence on any stu dent or faculty member.” Another committee member. Richard Steers, head of the Col lege of Business Administra tion. says he sees the University taking a "proactive instead of a reactive" step in getting out in the forefront of something "in novative and imaginative." He says the University would lie the first in the Northwest to have a research park. The business school would savor working with a company like 3M Corp. to research how the company converts research ugene l.ul into a marketable product. Steers say». He sees the business school helping out companies with marketing approaches Once a company is convinced to come, there will bo “a multiplier effect whereby other companies will also come iiecause they like being around other companies doing similar kinds of research." he says. Peter von Hippel. the chemistry department head, says the research park is a means to help the state and community, not to provide pro fessors with extra income through private consultation with the firms, Luks agrees, adding that while some far ultv consultation with the companies may go on. it is not a frequent occurrence. Luks says he has compiled a list of prospective companies interested in the park from talk ing to other professors. Hy mak ing professors aware of the recruitment effort, Luks says, the faculty may be able to help in recruiting firms Senate to screen submissions for sign The Student Senate will meet Monday to discuss a new quotation for the EMIJ statement of purpose sign to be painted above the entrance to the student lounge. The previous sign was removed in November HI84 after students charged it was sexist because it contained the words “man’s” and “men" to represent both men and women. The EMU Hoard of Directors approved a Senate request to replace the white space with a new sign fall term, said Student Senate Chair woman Donna Lawrence. The board agreed to let the Senate screen submissions, but asked that it be allowed to make the final decision, she said. Between fiO and 1(M) quotations have been submitted since the competition began April 7, Lawrence said. The deadline for submitting quotations is Friday. Submissions must be quoted from someone who is deceased, and foreign-language quota tions must be recognized English translations Anyone may submit a quotation. tawrence expects more submissions this week because Houman Kbosravi. the project's coordinator, sent 1,400 letters to faculty members asking for submissions, but few faculty members have responded. Kbosravi also spoke to student groups about the competition. The Senate will screen submissions and give its three favorite entries to the EMU Board, which w ill choose the final quotation. 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